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English

Pronunciation

IPA: /pɔɪnt/,
An audio transcript can be found at en-us-point.ogg
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɔɪnt|-ɔɪnt

Noun

A location or place.
A zero-dimensional mathematical object representing a location in one or more dimensions.
A particular moment in an event or occurrence.
: At this point in the meeting, I'd like to propose a new item for the agenda.
The sharp tip of an object.
A peninsula.
One of the twelve triangular positions in either table of a backgammon board, on which the stones are played.
A decimal point (used when reading decimal fractions aloud).
: 10.5 ("ten point five"; = ten and a half)
An opinion which adds (or supposedly adds) to the discussion.
A unit of measure of success or failure in a game or competition; the unit of score|scoring.
: The one with the most points will win the game
: Germany awarded Greece the maximum 12 points in the Eurovision Song Contest.
An extremity of an animal.
: The point color of that cat was a deep, rich sable.
a device by which trains change tracks; switch
a fielding position square of the wicket on the off side, between gully and cover.
The position at the front or vanguard of an advancing force.
* 2005: Willie Jones decided to become Kimani Jones, Black Panther, on the day his best friend, Otis Nicholson, stepped on a mine while walking point during a sweep in the central highlands. — Martin Torgoff, Can't Find My Way Home (Simon & Schuster 2005, p. 189)
An angle equivalent to eleven and a quarter degrees, that is 1/32 of a circle. Most commonly used to indicate a relative bearing to an object or vessel, but can be used to describe a compass bearing.
A compass point.
a unit of measure equal to 1/12 of a pica, or approximately 1/72 of an inch (exactly 1/72 of an inch in the digital era).

Synonyms

(location or place): location, place, position, spot
(in geometry):
(particular moment in an event or occurrence): moment, time
(sharp tip): end, tip
(arithmetic symbol): decimal point (name of the symbol; not used when reading decimal fractions aloud)
(opinion): opinion, point of view, view, viewpoint
(unit of measure of success or failure): mark (in a competition)
(colo(u)r of extremities of an animal):

Derived terms

Translations

Arabic: (máuqiʕ)
Dutch: {{t+|nl|punt|m}}
Finnish: ,
French: {{t+|fr|point|m}}
German: {{t+|de|Punkt|m}}
Hebrew: {{t-|he|נקודה|f|sc=Hebr}}
Hungarian:

Interlingua: puncto
Italian: {{t+|it|punto|m}}
Japanese: 点 (てん, ten)
Portuguese: {{t+|pt|ponto|m}}
Slovene: {{t-|sl|točka|f}}
Spanish: punto de encuentro
Swedish: {{t+|sv|punkt|c}}, {{t+|sv|plats|c}}

Arabic: (núqʈa)
Chinese: 点 (diǎn)
Czech: {{t+|cs|bod|m}}
Dutch: {{t+|nl|punt|m}}
Finnish:
French: {{t+|fr|point|m}}
German: {{t+|de|Punkt|m}}
Hebrew: {{t-|he|נקודה|f|sc=Hebr}}
Hungarian:

Italian: {{t+|it|punto|m}}
Japanese: 先 (さき, saki)
Korean: 점 (jeom)
Portuguese: {{t+|pt|ponto|m}}
Russian: {{t+|ru|пункт|m|tr=punkt|sc=Cyrl}}
Slovene: {{t-|sl|točka|f}}
Spanish: {{t+|es|punto|m}}
Swedish: {{t+|sv|punkt|c}}

Dutch: {{t+|nl|punt|m}}
Finnish: ,

German: {{t+|de|Punkt|m}}, {{t+|de|Zeitpunkt|m}}
Hungarian:

Dutch: {{t+|nl|punt|m}}
Finnish: ,
French: {{t+|fr|pointe|f}}
German: {{t+|de|Spitze|f}}
Hungarian: ,
Interlingua: puncta

Kurdish:
Portuguese: {{t+|pt|ponta|f}}
Slovene: konica
Spanish: {{t+|es|punta|f}}
Swedish: {{t+|sv|spets|c}}

Finnish: ,

Finnish:

Note: many languages use a comma (',') rather than a dot as a decimal point, and hence the translations into these languages reflect this.

Dutch: {{t+|nl|komma|n}}
Finnish: ,
French: {{t+|fr|virgule|f}}
German: {{t+|de|Komma|m}}
Hebrew: {{t-|he|נקודה|f|sc=Hebr}}
Hungarian: tizedesvessző, tizedespont
Italian: {{t+|it|virgola|f}}

Japanese: 点 (てん, ten)
Slovene: {{t+|sl|pika|f}}
Spanish: {{t+|es|punto|m}}
Swedish: {{t+|sv|komma|c}}

Dutch: uitgangspunt
Finnish: ,
French: {{t+|fr|point de vue|m}}, {{t+|fr|avis|m}}, {{t+|fr|opinion|f}}

German: {{t+|de|Punkt|m}}, {{t+|de|Standpunkt|m}}
Hungarian: ,
Swedish: {{t+|sv|poäng|c}}

Czech: {{t+|cs|bod|m}}
Dutch: {{t+|nl|punt|m}}
Finnish:
French: {{t+|fr|point|m}}
German: {{t+|de|Punkt|m}}
Hebrew: {{t-|he|נקודה|f|sc=Hebr}}

Hungarian:
Italian: {{t+|it|punto|m}}
Slovene: {{t-|sl|točka|f}}
Spanish: {{t+|es|punto|m}}
Swedish: {{t+|sv|poäng|n}}

Finnish:

Dutch:
Finnish:

German: {{t+|de|Weiche|f}}

Finnish:

Finnish:

Finnish:

: punto
: pointe

Verb

To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.
: It's rude to point at other people.
To direct or encourage (someone) in a particular direction
: If he asks for food, point him toward the refrigerator.
In a computer program, to direct the central processing unit to seek information at a certain location in memory.
On the Internet, to direct requests sent to a domain name to the IP address corresponding to that domain name.

Derived terms

Translations

Czech:
Dutch:
Finnish:
French: ,
German:
Ido: Pintar

Interlingua: indicar
Portuguese: apontar para, indicar
Slovene: kazati, pokazati
Spanish: ,
Swedish: peka på

Swedish: peka, peka ut

Category:1000 English basic words

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French

Etymology

punctus

Pronunciation

An audio transcript can be found at Fr-point.ogg

Noun

point (location or place, unit of success or failure in a game or competition)
full stop, period (punctuation mark)

Derived terms

Adverb

ne ... point

not
: Ne craignez point - Fear not

Synonyms

ne ... pas

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Point \Point\ (point), v. t. & i.
To appoint. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Point \Point\, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L.
punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See
Pungent, and cf. Puncto, Puncture.]
1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything,
esp. the sharp end of a piercing instrument, as a needle
or a pin.
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2. An instrument which pricks or pierces, as a sort of needle
used by engravers, etchers, lace workers, and others;
also, a pointed cutting tool, as a stone cutter's point;
-- called also pointer.
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3. Anything which tapers to a sharp, well-defined
termination. Specifically: A small promontory or cape; a
tract of land extending into the water beyond the common
shore line.
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4. The mark made by the end of a sharp, piercing instrument,
as a needle; a prick.
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5. An indefinitely small space; a mere spot indicated or
supposed. Specifically: (Geom.) That which has neither
parts nor magnitude; that which has position, but has
neither length, breadth, nor thickness, -- sometimes
conceived of as the limit of a line; that by the motion of
which a line is conceived to be produced.
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6. An indivisible portion of time; a moment; an instant;
hence, the verge.
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When time's first point begun
Made he all souls. --Sir J.
Davies.
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7. A mark of punctuation; a character used to mark the
divisions of a composition, or the pauses to be observed
in reading, or to point off groups of figures, etc.; a
stop, as a comma, a semicolon, and esp. a period; hence,
figuratively, an end, or conclusion.
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And there a point, for ended is my tale. --Chaucer.
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Commas and points they set exactly right. --Pope.
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8. Whatever serves to mark progress, rank, or relative
position, or to indicate a transition from one state or
position to another, degree; step; stage; hence, position
or condition attained; as, a point of elevation, or of
depression; the stock fell off five points; he won by
tenpoints. "A point of precedence." --Selden. "Creeping on
from point to point." --Tennyson.
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A lord full fat and in good point. --Chaucer.
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9. That which arrests attention, or indicates qualities or
character; a salient feature; a characteristic; a
peculiarity; hence, a particular; an item; a detail; as,
the good or bad points of a man, a horse, a book, a story,
etc.
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He told him, point for point, in short and plain.
--Chaucer.
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In point of religion and in point of honor. --Bacon.
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Shalt thou dispute
With Him the points of liberty ? --Milton.
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10. Hence, the most prominent or important feature, as of an
argument, discourse, etc.; the essential matter; esp.,
the proposition to be established; as, the point of an
anecdote. "Here lies the point." --Shak.
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They will hardly prove his point. --Arbuthnot.
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11. A small matter; a trifle; a least consideration; a
punctilio.
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This fellow doth not stand upon points. --Shak.
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[He] cared not for God or man a point. --Spenser.
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12. (Mus.) A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or
time; as:
(a) (Anc. Mus.) A dot or mark distinguishing or
characterizing certain tones or styles; as, points of
perfection, of augmentation, etc.; hence, a note; a
tune. "Sound the trumpet -- not a levant, or a
flourish, but a point of war." --Sir W. Scott.
(b) (Mod. Mus.) A dot placed at the right hand of a note,
to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half,
as to make a whole note equal to three half notes, a
half note equal to three quarter notes.
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13. (Astron.) A fixed conventional place for reference, or
zero of reckoning, in the heavens, usually the
intersection of two or more great circles of the sphere,
and named specifically in each case according to the
position intended; as, the equinoctial points; the
solstitial points; the nodal points; vertical points,
etc. See Equinoctial Nodal.
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14. (Her.) One of the several different parts of the
escutcheon. See Escutcheon.
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15. (Naut.)
(a) One of the points of the compass (see {Points of the
compass}, below); also, the difference between two
points of the compass; as, to fall off a point.
(b) A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails. See
Reef point, under Reef.
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16. (Anc. Costume) A a string or lace used to tie together
certain parts of the dress. --Sir W. Scott.
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17. Lace wrought the needle; as, point de Venise; Brussels
point. See Point lace, below.
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18. pl. (Railways) A switch. [Eng.]
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19. An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer.
[Cant, U. S.]
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20. (Cricket) A fielder who is stationed on the off side,
about twelve or fifteen yards from, and a little in
advance of, the batsman.
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21. The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game;
as, the dog came to a point. See Pointer.
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22. (Type Making) A standard unit of measure for the size of
type bodies, being one twelfth of the thickness of pica
type. See Point system of type, under Type.
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23. A tyne or snag of an antler.
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24. One of the spaces on a backgammon board.
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25. (Fencing) A movement executed with the saber or foil; as,
tierce point.
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26. (Med.) A pointed piece of quill or bone covered at one
end with vaccine matter; -- called also vaccine point.
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27. One of the raised dots used in certain systems of
printing and writing for the blind. The first practical
system was that devised by Louis Braille in 1829, and
still used in Europe (see Braille). Two modifications
of this are current in the United States:

New York point founded on three bases of equidistant points
arranged in two lines (viz., : :: :::), and a later
improvement,

American Braille, embodying the Braille base (:::) and the
New-York-point principle of using the characters of few
points for the commonest letters.
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28. In technical senses:
(a) In various games, a position of a certain player, or,
by extension, the player himself; as: (1) (Lacrosse &
Ice Hockey) The position of the player of each side
who stands a short distance in front of the goal
keeper; also, the player himself. (2) (Baseball)
(pl.) The position of the pitcher and catcher.
(b) (Hunting) A spot to which a straight run is made;
hence, a straight run from point to point; a
cross-country run. [Colloq. Oxf. E. D.]
(c) (Falconry) The perpendicular rising of a hawk over
the place where its prey has gone into cover.
(d) Act of pointing, as of the foot downward in certain
dance positions.
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Note: The word point is a general term, much used in the
sciences, particularly in mathematics, mechanics,
perspective, and physics, but generally either in the
geometrical sense, or in that of degree, or condition
of change, and with some accompanying descriptive or
qualifying term, under which, in the vocabulary, the
specific uses are explained; as, boiling point, carbon
point, dry point, freezing point, melting point,
vanishing point, etc.
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At all points, in every particular, completely; perfectly.
--Shak.

At point, In point, At the point, In the point, or
On the point, as near as can be; on the verge; about (see
About, prep., 6); as, at the point of death; he was on
the point of speaking. "In point to fall down." --Chaucer.
"Caius Sidius Geta, at point to have been taken, recovered
himself so valiantly as brought day on his side."
--Milton.

Dead point. (Mach.) Same as Dead center, under Dead.

Far point (Med.), in ophthalmology, the farthest point at
which objects are seen distinctly. In normal eyes the
nearest point at which objects are seen distinctly; either
with the two eyes together (binocular near point), or with
each eye separately (monocular near point).

Nine points of the law, all but the tenth point; the
greater weight of authority.

On the point. See At point, above.

Point lace, lace wrought with the needle, as distinguished
from that made on the pillow.

Point net, a machine-made lace imitating a kind of Brussels
lace (Brussels ground).

Point of concurrence (Geom.), a point common to two lines,
but not a point of tangency or of intersection, as, for
instance, that in which a cycloid meets its base.

Point of contrary flexure, a point at which a curve changes
its direction of curvature, or at which its convexity and
concavity change sides.

Point of order, in parliamentary practice, a question of
order or propriety under the rules.

Point of sight (Persp.), in a perspective drawing, the
point assumed as that occupied by the eye of the
spectator.

Point of view, the relative position from which anything is
seen or any subject is considered.

Points of the compass (Naut.), the thirty-two points of
division of the compass card in the mariner's compass; the
corresponding points by which the circle of the horizon is
supposed to be divided, of which the four marking the
directions of east, west, north, and south, are called
cardinal points, and the rest are named from their
respective directions, as N. by E., N. N. E., N. E. by N.,
N. E., etc. See Illust. under Compass.

Point paper, paper pricked through so as to form a stencil
for transferring a design.

Point system of type. See under Type.

Singular point (Geom.), a point of a curve which possesses
some property not possessed by points in general on the
curve, as a cusp, a point of inflection, a node, etc.

To carry one's point, to accomplish one's object, as in a
controversy.

To make a point of, to attach special importance to.

To make a point, or To gain a point, accomplish that
which was proposed; also, to make advance by a step,
grade, or position.

To mark a point, or To score a point, as in billiards,
cricket, etc., to note down, or to make, a successful hit,
run, etc.

To strain a point, to go beyond the proper limit or rule;
to stretch one's authority or conscience.

Vowel point, in Arabic, Hebrew, and certain other Eastern
and ancient languages, a mark placed above or below the
consonant, or attached to it, representing the vowel, or
vocal sound, which precedes or follows the consonant.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Point \Point\ (point), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pointed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Pointing.] [Cf. F. pointer. See Point, n.]
1. To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or
file to an acute end; as, to point a dart, or a pencil.
Used also figuratively; as, to point a moral.
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2. To direct toward an abject; to aim; as, to point a gun at
a wolf, or a cannon at a fort.
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3. Hence, to direct the attention or notice of.
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Whosoever should be guided through his battles by
Minerva, and pointed to every scene of them. --Pope.
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4. To supply with punctuation marks; to punctuate; as, to
point a composition.
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5. To mark (a text, as in Arabic or Hebrew) with {vowel
points}; -- also called vocalize.

Syn: vocalize. [1913 Webster + RP]

6. To give particular prominence to; to designate in a
special manner; to indicate, as if by pointing; as, the
error was pointed out. --Pope.
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He points it, however, by no deviation from his
straightforward manner of speech. --Dickens.
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7. To indicate or discover by a fixed look, as game.
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8. (Masonry) To fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by
introducing additional cement or mortar, and bringing it
to a smooth surface.
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9. (Stone Cutting) To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.
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To point a rope (Naut.), to taper and neatly finish off the
end by interweaving the nettles.

To point a sail (Naut.), to affix points through the eyelet
holes of the reefs.

To point off, to divide into periods or groups, or to
separate, by pointing, as figures.

To point the yards (of a vessel) (Naut.), to brace them so
that the wind shall strike the sails obliquely. --Totten.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Point \Point\ (point), v. i.
1. To direct the point of something, as of a finger, for the
purpose of designating an object, and attracting attention
to it; -- with at.
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Now must the world point at poor Katharine. --Shak.
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Point at the tattered coat and ragged shoe.
--Dryden.
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2. To indicate the presence of game by fixed and steady look,
as certain hunting dogs do.
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He treads with caution, and he points with fear.
--Gay.
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3. (Med.) To approximate to the surface; to head; -- said of
an abscess.
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To point at, to treat with scorn or contempt by pointing or
directing attention to.

To point well (Naut.), to sail close to the wind; -- said
of a vessel.
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WordNet point
n 1: a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a
point is defined by its coordinates"
2: the precise location of something; a spatially limited
location; "she walked to a point where she could survey
the whole street"
3: a brief version of the essential meaning of something; "get
to the point"; "he missed the point of the joke"; "life
has lost its point"
4: a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or
especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of
frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?" [syn:
degree, level, stage]
5: an isolated fact that is considered separately from the
whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of
information" [syn: detail, item]
6: an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave" [syn: {point
in time}]
7: the object of an activity; "what is the point of discussing
it?"
8: a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
[syn: tip, peak]
9: a very small circular shape; "a row of points"; "draw lines
between the dots" [syn: dot]
10: the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest; "he
scored 20 points in the first half"; "a touchdown counts
6 points"
11: a promontory extending out into a large body of water; "they
sailed south around the point"
12: a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group
of things that could be enumerated on a list; "he noticed
an item in the New York Times"; "she had several items on
her shopping list"; "the main point on the agenda was
taken up first" [syn: item]
13: a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has
a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
14: an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the
high points of the movie" [syn: spot]
15: sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree";
"he broke the point of his pencil"
16: any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a
compass; "he checked the point on his compass" [syn: {compass
point}]
17: a linear unit used to measure the size of type;
approximately 1/72 inch
18: a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative
sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations;
"in England they call a period a stop" [syn: period, {full
stop}, stop, full point]
19: a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point
of the arrow was due north" [syn: head]
20: the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp point [syn: pointedness]
[ant: unpointedness]
21: a distinguishing or individuating characteristic; "he knows
my bad points as well as my good points"
22: the gun muzzle's direction; "he held me up at the point of a
gun" [syn: gunpoint]
23: a wall socket [syn: power point]
24: a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its
projecting arm contacts distributor points and current
flows to the spark plugs [syn: distributor point, {breaker
point}]
v 1: indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either
spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the
glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space";
"he indicated his opponents" [syn: indicate, show]
2: be oriented; "The weather vane points North" [syn: orient]
3: direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged
his weapon at me" [syn: charge, level]
4: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
[syn: steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct,
head, guide, channelize, channelise]
5: be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a
serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe
neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro
is undervalued" [syn: bespeak, betoken, indicate, signal]
6: sail close to the wind [syn: luff]
7: mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
8: mark with diacritics; "point the letter"
9: mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the
music changes
10: be positionable in a specified manner; "The gun points with
ease"
11: intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed
his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism
directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards
others, not towards yourself" [syn: target, aim, place,
direct]
12: give a point to; "The candles are tapered" [syn: sharpen,
taper]
13: repair the joints of bricks; "point a chimney" [syn: repoint]